Knitting Patterns for Baby Sweaters Guide

Raglan Sweaters

Raglan is a technique to knit sweaters from the collar down. It is a very popular technique for knitting baby sweaters. There is very little seaming, another reason to like this technique.

1. Billie Baby Jacket

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Marianna offers this raglan cardigan pattern in 3 different sizes. Raglan is a great technique for knitting baby sweaters. If you haven’t tried it, this would be a good project to start. The little ribbing in the middle of the sweater makes it looks like an adult piece.

2. Alison’s Helena Cardigan

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A fairly simple lacy skirt-looking pattern. The sweater enclosure is made of knitted ties instead of buttons. This is a great child-friendly embellishment. You don’t have to worry about the buttons dropping off and getting swallowed.

3. Max’s Baby Cardigan

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Are you a cable person? This pattern features a pair of single cables on the front of the cardigan. The pattern isn’t professionally written but everything is there. You can make the sleeves full-length or three-quarter long.

Bottom-up Knitting Patterns for Baby Sweaters

4. Peter Pan Bubble Baby Cardigan

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The pattern includes 2 versions: round and v-neck. There are quite a bit of seaming up here as you have to knit the back, 2 front pieces, sleeves and neckbands all separately. I am not a fan of this type of construction but I do like the bubble stitch at the bottom half of the sweater.

5. Opera Baby Cardigan

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Another 5-piece sweater. I thought it is worth the while because the yellow and grey stripes work so well together. I plan to do the Peter Pan bubble cardigan first to get the hang of stitching up 5 pieces before attempting this Opera baby cardigan.